Cornell launches website on climate change

Cornell University announced Tuesday a one-stop online site for farmers, gardeners, students and others seeking the latest information on climate change.

Julie Sherwood

Cornell University announced Tuesday a one-stop online site for farmers, gardeners, students and others seeking the latest information on climate change.

The website, climatechange.cornell.edu, includes a searchable directory of climate change research and outreach programs at Cornell with summaries, contact information, and links to more information. In addition, it offers issue-specific pages to help farmers, local government officials, youth educators, and others connect with Cornell's research-based resources and tools for reliable information.

"The Northeast is already feeling the effects of climate change," stated David Wolfe, faculty fellow at Cornell University's Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future and chairman of the center's Climate Change Task Force.

Wolfe stated many people at Cornell are working on practical solutions to the challenges, from research in agriculture to economics, engineering to social sciences, and Cooperative Extension's work with farmers and communities. "Our website will help the public engage with the expertise at Cornell to put these solutions into practice," he stated.

Cornell uses information from the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell to help explain recent weather events within the context of climate change and provide timely research-based information, according to a release.